The effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón failed to gather enough valid petition signatures, the county registrar’s office announced Aug. 15. The county Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office counted 520,050 valid signatures, falling short of the required 566,857. Recall spokesman Tim Lineberger called the results “surprising and disappointing,” in a statement sent to The Epoch…
LA District Attorney Gascón Recall Fails
August 15, 2022
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LA Unified Reports Fewer Teacher, Staff Vacancies as School Year Begins
August 14, 2022
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After a years-long struggle with staff shortages, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is about 99 percent staffed before the new school year starts on Aug. 15, according to district officials. A spreadsheet posted on the district’s website Aug. 10 listed more than 170 teaching positions, among which about 80 were at high-needs schools—namely…
Teen Stabbed to Death in East Los Angeles
August 14, 2022
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EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A 17-year-old boy was found dead from an apparent stabbing in the East Los Angeles area Aug. 11. Jaime Castellano Jr. was identified on Aug. 14 as the stabbing victim, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Paramedics pronounced Castellano dead at the scene. Deputies responded to the 4900 block of…
Petition Filed Against LA City Minimum Wage Hike for Health Care Workers
August 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A recently approved ordinance raising the minimum wage of some health care workers in the city to $25 per hour was temporarily suspended from taking effect Aug. 11 by the city clerk’s office after a referendum petition challenging the ordinance was filed. Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the ordinance into law in July after it…
Actress Anne Heche ‘Not Expected to Survive’ Car Crash Injuries
August 11, 2022
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Actress Anne Heche, who has been hospitalized and in a coma since her fiery car crash in Los Angeles on Aug. 5, is not expected to survive, as her family prepare to take her off life support, according to reports. Heche’s family thanked the actress’s supporters and hospital staff for the dedication over the last…
LA Unified Accused of Unfair Labor Practice by Teachers Union for Extra Instruction Days
August 11, 2022
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A union representing teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) filed Aug. 8 an unfair practice charge against the district’s adding four optional days to the 2022–2023 school year. The district’s school board approved in April the extension to help students who are still catching up on learning while emerging from the COVID-19…
Recall Gascón Campaign Says County Failed to Follow Signature Verification Guidelines
August 10, 2022
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The signatures collected by a campaign to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón have not been counted properly by the county registrar’s office, recall organizers said. The county’s former district attorney Steve Cooley sent a letter on Aug. 8 to the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, alleging that the registrar’s office did not…
LA City Council Ratifies Local Monkeypox Emergency
August 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Aug. 9 ratified a declaration of local emergency issued last week by Mayor Eric Garcetti for the monkeypox outbreak. The order allows the city to be prepared as vaccine availability increases and move quickly as circumstances evolve, according to a statement by Garcetti last week. Los Angeles County declared…
LA County Puts Cannabis Business Tax Measure on November Ballot
August 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County voters will be asked in November to consider a ballot measure that would impose business taxes on cannabis operations in unincorporated areas, once such businesses are permitted. The county is still developing regulations for cannabis operations in unincorporated areas, with an ordinance expected to come before the Board of Supervisors next…
LA Unified Superintendent Vows to Enact Quick Back-to-School Change
August 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho delivered his first Opening of Schools address Aug. 8 at the Microsoft Theater ahead of the first day of school next week, conceding issues of declining enrollment and difficult financial times on the horizon. Carvalho—who took over the post in February after 14 years as superintendent…
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